Ask a VC: "Investing in Music Is a Little Like Vietnam" (TCTV)

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Ask a VC was on hiatus for a few weeks, but your Friday investor-talk fix is back. Our guest this week is Tony Conrad, partner at True Ventures and founder of About.Me, which recently sold to AOL along with TechCrunch.

There was a pent-up flood of questions this week, and Conrad addressed many of them. In case you want to skip around here they are in order:

-Why does True Ventures invest in more product and gadget companies than most VCs? What do they look for?
-True’s views on International investing
-Conrad’s advice on getting into business in Southeast Asia and the moment he knew he’d “gone native.”
-Does Conrad have a secret “formula” for building companies to flip? And did he sell About.Me so early, because he didn’t believe in the business?
-Why True isn’t betting big in the current game frenzy.
-Why True doesn’t bet on education or music companies.
-And a general roundup of questions about how to pitch True.

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BioSarah Lacy is the founder, editor-in-chief, and chief executive officer of [PandoDaily](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/pandodaily), a web publication that offers technology news, analysis, and commentaries about Silicon Valley-based startups.
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BioTony Conrad is co-founder and CEO of [about.me](http://www.crunchbase.com/company/aboutme) (acquired by Aol in December 2010 and bought back by the founders in February 2013), the platform for representing personal identity online. He is also a Founding Venture Partner at True Ventures where he serves on the Board of Directors of Automattic (WordPress), Blue Bottle Coffee, appssavvy, Quarterly, KISSmetrics, …